| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | April 01, 1993 |
| Time: | 2128 |
| Location: | Blountville, Tennesee |
| Operator: | Private |
| Flight #: | ? |
| Route: | Bristol, TN - Blountville, TN |
| AC Type: | Fairchild SA227-TT |
| Registration: | N500AK |
| cn / ln: | TT-527 |
| Aboard: | 4 (passengers:3 crew:1) |
| Fatalities: | 4 (passengers:3 crew:1) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The Hooters Restaurant private plane crashed 0.5 miles outside the Outer Marker while attempting to land at the Tri-Cities airport near Bristol, Tennessee. NASCAR Winston Cup Champion Alan Kulwicki, 38, killed. Failure of the pilot to follow procedures concerning use of the engine inlet anti-icing system while operating in icing conditions, which resulted in ice ingestion and loss of engine power. Failure of the pilot to maintain airspeed while coping with the engine problem. |
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